Great Epochs in American History, Volume I

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - *Non-fiction, History

Authors: Francis Whiting Halsey In Year : 1916

Book Language: English

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Preface
Introduction
Discoveries before Columbus I: The men from Asia and from Norway by Justin Winsor
Discoveries before Columbus II: How the Norwegians came to Winland (1000 AD)
Discoveries before Columbus III: The first child of European race born in America (About 1000 AD)
Discoveries before Columbus IV: Other Pre-columbian voyages by Henry Wheaton
The Discovery by Columbus (1492) I: as described by Washington Irving
The Discovery by Columbus (1492) II: as described by Columbus himself
The Bull of Pope Alexander VI partitioning America (1493)
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) I: the account given by John A. Doyle
The discovery of the mainland by the Cabots (1497) II: Peter Martyr's account
The voyages of Americus Vespucius (1497): Vespuciu's own account
A battle wih the Indians (1497) as described by Americus Vecpucius
The first account of America printed in English (1511)
The discovery of Florida by Ponce de Leon (1512): Parkman's account
The discovery of the Pacific by Balboa (1513): the account by Manuel Jose Quintana
The voyage of Magellan to the Pacific (1520): John Fiske's account
The discovery of New York harbor by Verazzano (1524): Verazzano's own account
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) I: the account given by John A. Doyle
Cartier's exploration of the St.Lawrence (1534) II: Cartier's own account
Searches for "The seven cities of Cibola" (1530-1540): the account by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Cabeza de Vaca's journey to the Southwest (1535-1536): de Vaca's own account
The expedition of Coronado to the Southwest (1540-1541): Coronado's own account
The discovery of the Mississippi by de Soto (1541): Parkman's account
The death of de Soto (1542) by one of de Soto's companions
Drake's visit to California (1579) by one of Drake's companions
Hudson's discovery of the Hudson river (1609) by Robert Juet, Hudson's secretary
Champlain's battle with the Iroquois on lake Champlain (1609) by Champlain himself
Marquette's discovery of the Mississippi (1673): Marquette's own account
The death of Marquette (1675) by Father Claude Dablon
Discovery of Niagara Falls (1678) by Father Louis Hennepin
La Salle's voyage to the mouth of the Mississippi (1682) by Francis Parkman

This is the first volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the building of the Panama Canal. In large part, events composing each epoch are described by men who participated in them, or were personal eye-witnesses of them. Volume I describes the early period from 1000 AD to 1682. - Summary by Kikisaulite